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Patented Sept. 30, 1890.

UNITED V STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. GIEBEL, ,OF FREMONT, OHIO.

SHADE OR CANOPY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,336, datedSeptember 30, 1890.

Application filed Aprillfi, 1890. Serial No. 348,192. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. GIEBEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fremont, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shades or Canopies; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it apperta'ins to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in foldingshades or canopies for childrens carriages, road-carts, and othervehicles; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described, and particularly set forth in the claims forminga part of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved shade or canopy in one of its positions of adjustment. Fig.2 represents on an enlarged scale a detail of construction. Fig. 3represents a plan view of the body portion of the shade or canopy, withits connections, but detached from its adj usting-rod. Fig. 4 representsa side elevation and partial section; and Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 representvarious details of construction.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views.

Referring to the drawings, 9 indicates the sustaining or supporting rodupon which the shade or canopy proper is mounted. At its summit it isprovided with a flat circular head 10, having upon its edge or peripherya series of teeth or serrations, as shown. Spanning the circular head10, and pivoted thereto by the bolt 11, is a yoke 12, having aninternallyscrew-threadedshank 13 for the reception of the clampingthumb-screw 14, adapted to bear against the removable shank 15 of therib pivot-plate 17. Beneath said shank 15 is located the bearing 16,having a toothed or serrated under surface, curved to engage with thecorresponding surface of the circular head 10, and flanges 50, by meansof which it is confined within the yoke and prevented from "falling outand being lost when the screw is loosened. I

The rib pivot-plate 17 consists of an angle= piece having flanges 18 19,extending parallel to each other and at right angles to the mainportion, from whose back projects the shank 15 above referred to. At itsforward end the flange 18 is bent into the form of an eye 20. The ribsare formed, as shown'in the drawings, of wires bent or doubled uponthemselves. The upper wire of the central rib 21 of the folding shade orcanopy fabric 22 passes at its inner end through the said eye 20 andthrough openings in both flanges 19 20, and, returning, has a hooked end23, which engages a loop 24, made in the said wire in ad- Vance of theeye 20. The lower wire extends from the outer end of the rib, as shown,back, and is secured by means of a loop 42 to the return-bend of theupper Wire. In like manner the remaining ribs, as 25 26 27 28, passthrough openings in both flanges 18 19, and, returning, engage-by hookedends in similar loops made in the ribs themselves, the under wires ofthese ribs being also secured at their inner ends to loops similar toloops 42 on the return-bends of the upper wires. It will be observed,however, that only the central rib passes through a restrainingguide-eye, as 20. The remaining ribs therefor, when not spanned by thespanner bow or arch 38, are free to swing toward the central rib, so asto fold into a small space.

The several ribs are connected to the under side of the fabric 22 bystitching or otherwise. The spanner bow or arch 39 is connected at itsopposite ends to the ribs 27 28, preferably, by means of loops 54, madein the lower wires of the ribs, and is provided with a slide 29, adaptedto be moved longitudinally along the under wire of the central rib, soas to'fold or unfold the shade or canopy. The slide is provided with aset-screw 30, for clamping it upon the central rib.

The how 38 is formed of two pieces pivoted to the ribs 27 28, asdescribed, and to the slide 29. This construction enables the said bowor spanner to fold when the ribs are folded. The slide 29, as shown indetail'in Figs. 6 and 7, consists of an upper and alower plate connectedby rivets 31 32, which also serve as pivotal attachments for the ends 3334 of the bow or spanner 38. A depression or central bend in one of theplates furnishes a guide for the central rib 30, so as to insure easymovement of the slide. V

The mode of operation of my invention will be clearly apparent. Thesupporting-rod 9 is connected to the vehicle in such manner as to occupya vertical position at the rear of the seat to be shaded, and may, ifdesired,be made adjustable to any height suited to the convenience ofthe occupant of the vehicle. The shank 15 is thereupon inserted withinthe yoke 12, and the yoke is rocked upon its pivot forward or backward,as the case may be, and the shank is revolved axially until the desiredadjustment or inclination of the shade or canopy is secured, whereuponthe thumb-screw 14 is tightened, thereby binding or clamping the shank15 against the bearingblock 16 and forcing the teeth of the latter intobinding contact with the serrated head 10. The shade or canopy isthereby locked in the desired position of adjustment, and may be spreador extended by moving the slide 29 inwardly along the lower wire of thecentral rib 21 until it strikes the return-bend of the upper wire,whereupon the set-screw 30 fixes it in position. When it is desired tofold and lower the shade or canopy, the setscrew 30 is loosened and theslide 29 moved outwardly, so as to bring the ribs together in a foldedposition, and the thumb-screw14 is also loosened sufficiently to releasethe pressure upon the shank 15 and bearing-block 16 and permit the yoketo rock forward upon its pivot, thereby bringing the folded shade orcanopy to a position parallel to or alongside of the vertical rod, so asnot to overhang the seat.

It will be noted that the shank 15 is provided with an enlargement 35,which. serves to prevent the shank from dropping out of the. yoke whenin this hanging or folded po- The bearing-block 16, moreover, be-

sition. ing of a curved form or shape, cannot drop out of the yoke or beremoved therefrom un-' til the thumb-screw'is retracted to its uppermostlimit of play.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a shade orcanopy for vehicles and the like, the combination, with the fabric, of acentral pivotal piece having parallel perforated flanges and the duplexribs, the upper members of the ribs passing through the parallel flangesof the pivotal piece and connected with the inner ends of the lowermembers, substantially as described.

2. In a shade or canopy for vehicles and the 'like, the combination,with the fabric, of a consisting of a fabric, duplex ribs pivoted to acommon center and having their upper members attached to the fabric, aslide adapted to move toward and from the center on the lower member ofthe central rib, and a bow or spanner connected at its middle portion tothe slide and at its outer extremities to the outermost ribs, the slidecarrying a set-screw for engaging the central rib, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination of the vertical supporting-rod having a flattenedhead with a circular milled periphery, the yoke straddling the head andpivoted loosely thereon, a set-screw carried in the opposite end of theyoke, and a flanged follower playing in the yoke and having on its upperside a circular groove to receive the attachment shank and provided onits under side with a serrated curved depression to engage the milledperiphery of the supporting-rod, substantially as described.

5. In a shade or canopy for vehicles and the like, the combination, withthe fabric and its ribs, of a pivotal central piece for said ribs,consisting of an angle-piece having flanges or bends parallel toeachother, said flanges being perforated for the passage of the innerends of the ribs, substantially as described.

6. In a shade or canopy for vehicles and the like, the combination, withthe fabric, of a' central pivotal piece having parallel perforatedflanges and ribs provided with eyes in advance of said pivotal piece,the inner ends of said ribs passing through the flange-perforations andterminating in hooks engaging with the eyes, substantially as described.

7. In a shade or canopy for vehicles and the like, the combination, withthe fabric, of ribs attached thereto and radiating from a com- .moncenter, a slide adapted to be moved along the central rib toward or fromsaid common center, said slide having a bendor depression within whichthe central rib rests, and a bow or spanner consisting of two partsconnected at their outer ends to the outer ribs of the shade and attheir inner ends to the slide, and a set-screw for locking the slideupon the central rib, substantially as described.

8. In a shade or canopy for vehicles or the like, the bow or spannerslide described, consisting of two plates, one of which is provided witha cental bend or depression for the reception of the central rib of theshade and the other with a set-screw adapted to clamp upon said rib, andrivets connecting the two plates, said rivets serving as attachmentposts for the separate parts of the spanner, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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